Jim & Terri
Glory be! Next weekend there's some 80s in the forecast, and then a couple of mid-70s.... It looks like I've been saved. I've still got some mid-90s to deal with the rest of this week, but just knowing some weather help is on the way makes life a whole lot better.
Not knowing that good weather news, Jim &Terri commented and reminded me this morning that 100°+ weather needs to be taken very seriously, and I would add, especially by those of us in the geezerly time of life. And it was a reminder that I take very seriously, and would recommend that others who wander the deserts, do the same.
I had a few options for handling weeks of exceedingly hot weather, and running up to Flagstaff, Arizona, where the weather was cooler, was one of them. But unfortunately, my current financial situation, some of which is based on the outrageous price of diesel fuel at the moment, and the ever-increasing prices at the grocery store, limit my ability to travel as much as I used to. And I have to take more care in planning my itinerary, including when I head back to Colorado.
Another concern I had was that Flagstaff is up in the mountains, and even though the temperatures in Flag are comfortable right now, it can very easily change and snow this time of the year. If that were the case, I would either have to live with the cold or backtrack to the Phoenix area, where it would be warm and comfortable. I'm actually planning on going through Flag, on my way back to Colorado, but that would be in late May, when it's warmed up.
So, with the good news that this heatwave should be over soon, that makes it easier for me to decide to stay in the Phoenix area until it's time to slowly make my way back to Colorado.
So thank you very much, Jim & Terri, for your concern, your thoughtful comment, and for giving me something to write about in my blog today when nothing of interest is going on in my life.
Theboondork
last night's the sunset .
The sky got pink for a while.
Palo Verde trees. At least they're big enough to cast some shade to sit under.